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my 14-year-old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me it was benjamin franklin and chuck norris. [laughter] >> host: don't tell his history teacher. >> guest: so we have a think a high level of misunderstanding which makes it very easy to manipulate it. and everyone agrees that these were good people. not everybody, but the vast majority of americans want to be in line with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be in line with the founders. and so, they are very susceptible to somebody coming out and telling them in plain and easy to understanunderstand words with the founders meant which turned out to be exactly but the people were saying that they want the founders to mean. >> host: but why the right-wing? why do they talk about the election campaign by james madison and all these people would have wanted the health care law and financial reform but why glenn beck and not al sharpton? >> guest: that's a very good question and i don't know the answer. i think there is much in the writing of the founders to support what contemporary liberals believe and conte
my 14-year-old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me it was benjamin franklin and chuck norris. [laughter] >> host: don't tell his history teacher. >> guest: so we have a think a high level of misunderstanding which makes it very easy to manipulate it. and everyone agrees that these were good people. not everybody, but the vast majority of americans want to be in line with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be in line with the founders. and so, they...
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my 14 year old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me of the benjamin franklin and chuck norris. >> guest: we have a high level of understanding and makes it easy to manipulate and then there's a search everyone agrees the vast majority of americans want to be aligned with the founders and don't know it means to be in line with the founders and so they're very susceptible in a plane and easy to understand word what the founders meant which turns out to be exactly what the people saying this what the boundaries to mean why isn't obama stumping for the health care law in the election campaign saying i say all of these people would have wanted the health care law. they would have wanted the financial reform. >> guest: that is a good question and i don't know the answer. there is as much in the riding of the founders to support what contemporary liberals believed as of contemporary conservatives believe coming in life and both groups could draw equally from the founders. both liberals have tended to downgrade the importance of the founding generation. largely because of its c
my 14 year old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me of the benjamin franklin and chuck norris. >> guest: we have a high level of understanding and makes it easy to manipulate and then there's a search everyone agrees the vast majority of americans want to be aligned with the founders and don't know it means to be in line with the founders and so they're very susceptible in a plane and easy to understand word what the founders meant which turns out to be exactly what the...
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my 14-year-old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me at the benjamin franklin and chuck norris. [laughter] don't tell his history teacher. so we have a high level of misunderstanding, which makes it easy to manipulate. but everyone agrees they were really good people. pretty much the vast majority of americans want to be online with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be among the founders, so they are susceptible to someone coming out and telling them in easy-to-understand words at the founders meant, which is what the people saying this. why the reelection campaign by saying all these people would've one of the health care law. they wanted a financial reform bill. >> guest: that's a very good question and i don't know the. there's as much in the writings of the founders to support what contemporary liberals believe. both groups could draw equally from the founders. i think liberals have tended to downplay the importance of the founding generation, partially because of the connection to slavery, connection to weibel privilege and that is made it harder fo
my 14-year-old son if he could name to founding fathers and he told me at the benjamin franklin and chuck norris. [laughter] don't tell his history teacher. so we have a high level of misunderstanding, which makes it easy to manipulate. but everyone agrees they were really good people. pretty much the vast majority of americans want to be online with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be among the founders, so they are susceptible to someone coming out and telling them in...
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asked my son if you could name to founding fathers and he told me it would be benjamin franklin and chuck morris. [laughter] >> host: don't tell his history teacher. >> guest: so we have i think a high level of misunderstanding which makes it very easy to manipulate. but everyone and a case that they were good people. every become a pretty much of a devotee, the vast majority of americans want to be in line with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be in line with the founders and so they are very susceptible to somebody coming out and telling them in a plane and easy to understand words what it meant what turns out to be with people were saying for the founders to mean. >> host: but right the white wing? leah said he stumping for the health care law and at every election campaign saying james madison, all these people would have wanted the health care law they would have wanted the financial reform but why glenn beck and al sharpton? >> guest: that is a good question, there is as much in the writings of the founding fathers to support what contemporary liberals believe. bot
asked my son if you could name to founding fathers and he told me it would be benjamin franklin and chuck morris. [laughter] >> host: don't tell his history teacher. >> guest: so we have i think a high level of misunderstanding which makes it very easy to manipulate. but everyone and a case that they were good people. every become a pretty much of a devotee, the vast majority of americans want to be in line with the founders and don't quite know what it means to be in line with the...